T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
27-01-2011, 23:18
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T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Some Virgin Media mobile broadband customers have lost their connections, after becoming the indirect victims of the T-Mobile/Orange merger.
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28-01-2011, 08:28
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Originally Posted by Matth
Some Virgin Media mobile broadband customers have lost their connections, after becoming the indirect victims of the T-Mobile/Orange merger.
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I think that poster in the second link is getting mixed up. I was told by 3 the agreement for 3's roaming agreement with Orange was transferred to 'Everything Everywhere' which is the name of the new joint venture with T-Mobile, if something has changed I haven't been told as a 3 contract customer.
I can definitely confirm though that on the rare occasion it loses a 3G signal it still roams to 2G, it did when I was on a train on Monday anyway.
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28-01-2011, 11:03
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
I have a friend on Virgin Mobile whose phone's screen is now showing T-Mobile and he has lost all of his bundles
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28-01-2011, 17:25
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
I asked the question to 'The Team' @ VM some time back what would happen should there be a loss of service as a consequence of network integration, their reply was that it would be treated on a case by case basis.
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02-02-2011, 22:53
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Looks like Virgin customers will be using the new combined EE network from the summer.(Look in the 'And there's more to come' section.)
" We’ve always used the T-Mobile network, which covers over 99% of the UK population to provide our service. But from this summer, we’ll use the Everything Everywhere network (the company formed by Orange and T-Mobile). So in some areas where the coverage would otherwise dip, you’ll automatically be able to use either the T-Mobile or the Orange network at the same great Virgin Mobile rates."
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24-03-2011, 22:01
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
September according to customer services
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24-03-2011, 22:07
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Were the regulators asleep when they put this through!
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Why would it be of any concern to the regulators ?
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24-08-2011, 23:15
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
Any further updates on when the Everything Everywhere will kick into action?
TIA
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25-08-2011, 16:24
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Why would it be of any concern to the regulators ?
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Because it relates to Virginhmedia.
Which means Virginmedia and its customers will scream and cry about every new product or innovation that any company in competition with it does. Ensuring that the "regulators" get envolved.
Ultimately other companys will decide to stop investing in content and developing there networks and Virginmedia and its customers will all be very happy when eventually they drag the UK back to the days of expensive mobile/fixed phone calls and limited TV content.
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25-08-2011, 17:37
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
I believe VM are half way through a 6 week or so trial in selected areas, if all goes well then word has it will be rolled out probably late September. Nothing official wrt dates from VM tho :-(
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25-08-2011, 17:43
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Because it relates to Virginhmedia.
Which means Virginmedia and its customers will scream and cry about every new product or innovation that any company in competition with it does. Ensuring that the "regulators" get envolved.
Ultimately other companys will decide to stop investing in content and developing there networks and Virginmedia and its customers will all be very happy when eventually they drag the UK back to the days of expensive mobile/fixed phone calls and limited TV content.
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Is this an attempt to be sarcastic, because it makes very little sense.
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25-08-2011, 18:53
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Is this an attempt to be sarcastic, because it makes very little sense.
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25-08-2011, 21:29
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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Originally Posted by New to cable
Because it relates to Virginhmedia.
Which means Virginmedia and its customers will scream and cry about every new product or innovation that any company in competition with it does. Ensuring that the "regulators" get envolved.
Ultimately other companys will decide to stop investing in content and developing there networks and Virginmedia and its customers will all be very happy when eventually they drag the UK back to the days of expensive mobile/fixed phone calls and limited TV content.
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What are you on about? Really?
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25-08-2011, 21:31
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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What are you on about? Really?
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I think the question should be "what are you on? "......
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25-08-2011, 21:32
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Re: T-Mobile merger - the fallout begins
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What are you on about? Really?
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Its called i have a chip on my shoulder about virgin media so i will rant incoherently at every chance i get and make myself look a complete ( insert your preferred word here)
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